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Ekwueme still in coma…

Indications emerged on Wednesday that the Enugu State Government has made arrangements to fly a former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, out of the country for medical treatment. The second republic Vice-President is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu, after collapsing at his residence in the Independence Layout […]

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In Nigeria, Immigration boss urges officers to respect passport applicants

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Mohammed Babandede, has urged officers to treat passport applicants with utmost respect. Babandede, who said this during his visit to the Cross River State Command of the NIS, also rated the Calabar passport office as the best in Nigeria in terms of service delivery. He said service delivery […]

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Stop this tweeting, it’s childish, Ex-VP Joe Biden blasts Trump

Former US Vice President Joe Biden strongly criticized President Trump Wednesday, and predicted an emboldened and determined Russia would once again meddle in an American election. In public comments at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Biden — the target of speculation of a possible presidential run in 2020 — thoroughly rebuked Trump and his […]

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Trump vows to terminate green card lottery programme

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would end the popular US green card lottery after a radicalized Uzbek man who entered the country under the programme killed eight people in New York. “I am starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery programme,” Trump told reporters. “We have to do what’s right to protect […]

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Trump blames US green card lottery program after deadly NY attack

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the deadly New York attack by an Uzbek immigrant on the US green card lottery program and called for visas to be awarded only on “merit.” Trump said Sayfullo Saipov, who plowed a rented truck into cyclists and pedestrians on a New York City bike path Tuesday, killing […]

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Women who wear ripped jeans deserve to be raped, says Lawyer

An Egyptian lawyer has come under attack after stating that women who wear ripped jeans should be raped. Nabih al-Wahsh said if a woman wore such trousers, she deserved to be sexually assaulted and harassed, and said it was an Egyptian man’s ‘national duty’ to rape her. The jaw-dropping comments came during a television appearance […]

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Ekwueme collapses at home days after celebrating 85th birthday

Second republic Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has collapsed and is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, by Penok petrol station in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu State. Punch learnt on Tuesday night that Ekwueme collapsed around 2am last Saturday, at his residence in Independence Layout, Enugu. The development comes barely 10 days after […]

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Eight dead in New York terror attack, note found in truck claims attack done for ISIS

Eight people have been killed and 15 injured in yesterday’s terror attack in New York, USA. The attacker identified as 29 years Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented truck down a bike path in Manhattan a few blocks from the site of the World Trace Center memorial. According to witnesses, people on bikes were left scattered on […]

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Nigerians consume 400 million condoms yearly – SFH

The Society of Family Health has said that Nigerians consume over 400 million condoms annually. Its Managing Director, Bright Ekweremadu, said this in Lagos on Tuesday. He was, however, quoted as saying that the 400 million condom consumption could fall below expectation based on the society’s estimation of unprotected sex in the country. He spoke […]

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China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem, flag

China is considering handing out three-year jail terms to people who disrespect its national anthem under a new law which could be rolled out to Hong Kong, media said on Tuesday. The strict new rules could spark a backlash in the former British colony where football fans have booed the anthem in recent matches, sparking […]

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President Buhari to appoint more ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon appoint more ministers into his cabinet. He will also make fresh board appointments in response to his party members’ demands. President Buhari gave hints of the new appointments in a speech delivered Tuesday to the national executive council of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. The President has 36 ministers, […]

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I know nothing about Metuh’s charges – Jonathan

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has denied knowledge of anything in the seven counts charges against former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. Jonathan, who told the court he has nothing to say as a witness before the court in respect of the case, however demanded that in the event his objection […]

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Diezani planning to escape imminent trial in UK – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos not to order the return of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. The anti-graft agency described Diezani’s prayer to be brought back to Nigeria as a ploy to escape justice in the UK, […]

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Court blocks Trump’s military transgender ban

A federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel from serving in the US military, though she upheld a block on the Pentagon paying for sex-change procedures. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the government to “revert to the status quo” that was in effect before Trump ordered the contentious ban. […]

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Saudi Arabia to allow women in stadiums from 2018

Saudi Arabia will for the first time allow women to attend sports events, preparing special sections in three selected stadiums from early next year. It is another step toward opening public spaces to women, a statement from the country’s General Sports Authority, and carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, has indicated. The stadiums in […]

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Trump associate turns self in to FBI

A political associate of President Donald Trump turned himself in at the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation’s field office in Washington, D.C. Mr. Manafort is Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. He was shown on CNN as he turned himself in at 7:15 a.m. The development came minutes after The New York Times reported that […]

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Bill Gates no longer world’s richest person

Jeff Bezos has leapfrogged Bill Gates again for the title of world’s richest billionaire. But they’re both having a pretty good day. Amazon stock jumped 13.5% on Friday after the company turned in another incredible earnings report — more than a quarter-billion dollars in profit in three months.  Bezos owned nearly 80 million shares in Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) as of August, […]

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UK Minister investigated ‘for asking secretary to buy sex toys’

A British government minister faces an investigation over allegations he asked his secretary to buy sex toys and addressed her in demeaning language. The Cabinet Office — responsible for ensuring effective government — will investigate if Mark Garnier’s behaviour violated ministerial codes of conduct, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday. “These stories, if they […]

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